Scott V

Programmer

Bio

Scott joins Gearbox from Cinematix Studios in Phoenix, AZ where he was a programmer on two PlayStation 2 games. While in Phoenix, Scott earned a B.S. degree in Computer Science. Before Cinematix, Scott wrote multi-user payroll software and a 3D graphing package for Rhino Productions. Now at Gearbox, Scott has developed a passion for audio programming while still writing his fair share of game code and tools. In 2003, during the crunch of shipping Halo PC, Scott wrote a 14 page article and demo for Game Programming Gems 4 titled 'Implementing an Environmental Audio Solution Using EAX and ZoomFX'. There is a rumor, false of course, that Scott leads a conspiracy to secretly steal rendering CPU time to allow for more advanced audio features. Scott is also Gearbox's softball coach.

Length of time I have been employed in the industry

7 years

Game companies I have worked for

Cinematix Studios and now Gearbox Software.

Titles I have worked on

Several PS2 games that never saw the light of day :(, Counterstrike: Condition Zero, James Bond: Nightfire, Halo PC, Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30, Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood

Advice

Resources I would recommend for those interested in getting into game development (books, tutorials, sites, etc)

Deitel & Deitel - C++ How to Program Get a good grasp on the C++ language then decide if your interests lie in writing the game engine or the game side code.

If interested in engine development: <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=09f7578c-24aa-4e0a-bf91-5fec24c8c7bf&DisplayLang=en">Download the DirectX SDK</a> and start going through all the C++ samples.

If interested in writing game code, pick your favorite game that supports modifications (Unreal, Half-life, Quake, and etc. based games) and start modifying them.

Favorites

First game I remember playing

Combat on the Atari 2600

All-time favorite game

They Live / Duke Nukem 3D - "It's time to kick *** and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of gum!"

Non-video gaming hobbies

Boating, Softball, NFL, Hanging out with the family

Favorite bands/music

Dr. Dre - His lyrics are good, but his beats are incredible. It all started with The Chronic album. Snoop Dog - Who didn't listen to the Doggystyle album back in the day? Los Palominos - One of the first Tejano groups I started listening to. R Kelly - Yeah, even with all stuff he's been through.

Favorite books/authors

David Eberly writes some great technical books and I really like his approach to design. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Favorite TV shows

24, Lost, Prison Break, NBA and NFL playoffs

Favorite movies

I'm a big comedy fan especially stand-up. George Carlin, the old Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, George Lopez, Kat Williams. Movie wise: Happy Gilmore, Menace II, Society, Boys in the Hood, Juice, Friday, Die Hard

"I <3 Gearbox Software!"

Scott's blog activity

Two Weeks is a Lot of Time

Scott's forum activity

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